The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus stared at Lila with a smile on his face as he waited for her to make her move. His soul was now strong enough to support the Demon Killing Circle for the next 60 minutes, so he wasn't in a hurry.

"If you won't, then I will," Klaus said, activating the second form of his movement technique. The next second, after taking a step, he was in front of Lila, his sword swinging at her neck.

Boom!

In response, Lila's cultivation base erupted, pushing Klaus back 100 meters. He staggered back a couple of steps, but a grin appeared on his face.

"You are much weaker than I gave you credit for," Klaus said, then moved again, this time stabbing at her with his sword. In response, Lila swung the short sword that appeared in her right hand, deflecting Klaus's thrust.

But it didn't stop there. She also stabbed with the short sword in her left hand at Klaus's chest. However, before she could gain the advantage, Klaus used his Vanishing Steps to move and appear behind her.

He swung again, but she was quick and deflected it. However, he wasn't done. The four Void Piercing Needles shot from four different directions, each aimed to pierce her head.

But just when they were within two meters of her, an invisible shield appeared around her, deflecting the needles.

She didn't get a moment of rest, though, as the Razor Disc came at her with powerful slicing and spinning force.

She jumped back and struck her sword forward, deflecting the disc. However, the force of the disc was enough to push her back a few meters.

Klaus smiled.

He had ordered the Razor Disc to be added to his Spirit weapon a few weeks ago, so now he has two spirit weapons: the Viper Piercing Needles, which he had transformed into the Four Void Piercing Needles, and now the Razor Disc.

"Is this the strength you were going to use to kill my woman?" Klaus taunted, watching the contortion appear on Lila's face.

Lila didn't say anything. Instead, she lunged at Klaus at her top speed. However, before she could strike, Klaus used the Vanishing Steps movement technique to move and reappear a few meters away from her.

"I know Sovereigns are powerful, several times more powerful than me, but I have to say, Auntie Nurse, you are rather weak. Can't you put more muscle into your attacks?" Klaus teased, flashing a mocking smile.

This taunt seemed to strike a nerve, prompting Lila to activate a technique that allowed her to move several times faster. Just as she closed in to attack Klaus, the Razor Disc and the Void Piercing Needles came from her blind spots, threatening her life.

She was forced to abandon her assault on Klaus to defend herself and preserve her life. However, this defensive move left an opening that Klaus exploited with a powerful kick that connected with her ribs, sending her flying.

"Weak," Klaus muttered.

Lila gritted her teeth and charged at Klaus again. He sidestepped her attack easily and struck out with his sword. She blocked it but felt the force push her back. Klaus chuckled

"Is this all you have?" he asked, his eyes glinting.

Lila tightened her grip on her swords and lunged again. She aimed for his chest, but Klaus vanished, appearing behind her in an instant. She spun around, but it was too late.

He landed yet another kick on her ribcage sending her stumbling back.

The Razor Disc whirled toward her again. She deflected it just in time but lost her balance. Klaus was on her before she could steady herself, landing a sharp blow that sent her crashing to the ground.

Lila pushed herself up, breathing heavily. She tried a new technique, her body glowing with energy. She darted forward, faster this time. But Klaus was ready. The Void Piercing Needles flew at her from all sides, forcing her to retreat once more.

He smirked. "Still not enough," he said.

Lila's heart pounded. She attacked again, her movements more desperate. Klaus dodged each strike, barely breaking a sweat. Every attempt she made ended the same way—with her on the defensive and Klaus unharmed.

He continued to toy with her, making sure she felt just how doomed she was with every second of their fight. It had only been four minutes, and there were still 56 more to go.

If someone had been present at that moment, the only question playing on their mind would have been: who among them is the Sovereign?

Klaus, a mere Grandmaster-stage warrior, was dominating the fight as if he were the one with the superior cultivation base.

Lila was not having an easy time at all.

She had come to kill Miriam, another Sovereign-stage expert. However, instead of battling a Sovereign, she was locked in combat with a mere Grandmaster, and she couldn't do anything about it.

It was utterly unbelievable in every way. But the harsh reality was that Lila was an assassin who specialized in stealth; hand-to-hand combat was not her strength. Perhaps Aya Middelstone had overestimated her, making Klaus believe she was a formidable swordswoman.

Thirty minutes later, the Red Lady struggled to launch even a single attack. Klaus continued to toy with her until she could no longer keep up.

'I crave a much stronger opponent to understand my weaknesses and allocate my points effectively,' Klaus thought as his gaze turned cold.

"I think you can die now," Klaus said.

Using his movement technique, he appeared behind her in an instant, crackling with lightning. But instead of striking with his sword, he gently tapped her shoulder, sending electricity coursing through her body.
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She was immediately immobilized, a result that even surprised Klaus. He had intended to immobilize her, but he never expected it to be this easy. It happened so effortlessly that he began to wonder just how weak a sovereign could be.

"Have you been slacking in your training, Lila?" Klaus asked as he walked forward to the immobilized Lila. The shock and fear in her eyes said everything.

"To think you believed you could take on Miriam. B*tch, that lady has my star juice running through her veins. You would have died before even getting within a kilometer of her," Klaus said with a smile, watching her shocked expression.

"You have killed over a thousand people, most of whom deserved it. But five years ago, you lost control and, in your bloodlust, killed an innocent mother and her daughter. For that, you will die today.

"But even if that could be forgiven, the fact that you once tried to kill the love of my life is something I cannot overlook. So today, I will let you die the way you intended to kill her."

Klaus's fist moved and struck a precise spot on Lila's chest, immediately crippling her cultivation base.

"I don't have any poison, so this will have to do," Klaus said with a wicked smirk. "Whatever you're thinking, it's true—I am as ruthless as they come, but I will never harm the innocent. Now, why don't we go for a flight?"

Lightning wings appeared behind him, and, taking Lila's hand, they ascended into the sky. Four hundred and twenty feet later, Klaus stopped and looked down.

"I doubled the height so you pay extra for what you did." He smirked. "Enjoy your flight, Lila."

With that, he let go of her hand. With her cultivation base crippled, she plummeted like a stone. Moments later, Klaus received the kill notification.